Overcoming Obstacles In My Life

The obstacle that I have had in my personal life in the past three years is when my mom was incarcerated in 2013. My mother was my biggest role model and my best friend since I had father issues earlier on in my life. She was the person that I went to for everything. When she left, it was such an emotional strain on my family and me. It was a month into my sophomore year at Apopka High School, so I was fairly new to being in high school. It stressed our entire family out. With her leaving, I had to grow up much quicker than I thought I would have to. It gave me a different perceptive of life and many more responsibilities that I had to take care of. I had to get a job, still keep my grades up, and balance the many different clubs that I was a part of. I ended …show more content…
My grandmother moved in, not too long after, to help out with taking care of my brother and paying certain bills. I quit being a cheerleader so I had extra time to focus on working and school. That way I could maintain my grades, be able to pay my own expenses on my car and certain school expenses, such as clubs and other activity dues. It was very strange to not have her there on our first Christmas without her. It was only three months after she had left, seeing everyone at our house except for her was very painful. My dad and I, later on that day, ended up crying to each other about how she had to miss it. We videotaped us opening presents so that she would be able to see it later on when she comes home in March 2016. Not only was it weird not having her home, but it was also very awkward to have friends over because they would ask, “Where’s your mom at?” I didn’t want to explain it to anyone, so I would always tell them, “She’s out of town for work.” It would hurt because I knew she wasn’t out of town working. I hated lying to my friends but I didn’t want any questions asked about it because it was a touchy